South African Ice Hockey Association

South Africa

Association name	South African Ice Hockey Association
IIHF Code	RSA
IIHF membership	25 February 1937
President	Jerry Stevens
IIHF men's ranking	42nd
IIHF women's ranking	32nd
saicehockey.org.za

The South African Ice Hockey Association (SAIHA) (Afrikaans: Suid-Afrikaanse Yshokkie Vereniging) is the governing body that oversees ice hockey in South Africa. It was the first African nation to join the International Ice Hockey Federation.

National Teams

Provincial Associations

Western Province Ice Hockey Association (WPIHA)
Gauteng Ice Hockey Association (GIHA)
Kwa-zulu Natal Ice Hockey Association (KZNIHA)

Leagues

Cape Town Premier League
Cape Town U/20 League
Cape Town PeeWee League
Gauteng Premier League
Gauteng First Division
Gauteng Premier U20 League
Gauteng U18 League
Gauteng U16 League
Gauteng U14 League
Ladies League

National Competitions

External links

South Africa at IIHF.com
WPIHA at wpicehockey.co.za

Ice hockey in South Africa

Leagues	Cape Town Premier League Cape Town Intermediate A League Cape Town Intermediate B League Gauteng Premier League Gauteng First Division Gauteng Premier U20 League Gauteng U18 League Gauteng U16 League Gauteng U14 League Ladies League

National teams	Men's Woman's Under 20 Under 18

Governing bodies	South African Ice Hockey Association Western Province Ice Hockey Association Gauteng Ice Hockey Association Kwazulu Natal Ice Hockey Association

National Members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Full members	Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada China Chinese Taipei Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Korea DPR Korea Republic Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Mongolia Netherlands Norway New Zealand Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United States

Associate members	Andorra Argentina Armenia Brazil Greece Jamaica Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Liechtenstein Macau Macedonia Malaysia Moldova Morocco Oman Portugal Qatar Singapore Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates

Affiliate members	Chile Namibia

Non-IIHF members	Algeria Bahrain Basque Country Catalonia Colombia Egypt England Nepal Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saudi Arabia Scotland Tunisia Uzbekistan

Sports governing bodies in South Africa (RSA)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Men Women Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh & Skeleton Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Parachuting Hanggliding and Paragliding Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu

Others Sports	Australian Football Rugby League Rugby Union National Horseracing Authority Soaring Society of South Africa

Misc	South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee

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